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El Cajon Parrot Roost Empty

Barbara Wise
 

I made a trip to the El Cajon Parrot Roost hotspot this evening, but was disappointed to find no parrots roosting there.  Hundreds flew over the courthouse and the surrounding trees, but continued east to points unknown, out of view and out of earshot.  I was on the roof of the parking structure, and it appeared they were traveling quite a distance from there.  I waited until dark to make sure they didn't all come flying back last minute. Maybe this is a seasonal thing? Maybe one of you knows where they go this time of year? Or maybe they have two roosts?  Just a heads up that they aren't always in the courthouse trees.

Barbara Wise
San Diego

Emily Routman
 

Hi Barbara,

 

I live near the El Cajon parrot roost and volunteer at SoCal Parrot Rescue, so I make it a habit to check the roost site fairly regularly. They do move around quite a bit. The last few weeks I haven’t seen them in the courthouse trees where you would expect to find them. For a couple of weeks they roosted in the tall pines on Park near the intersection with Magnolia, between Magnolia and Ballantyne. They were easy to observe from the parking lot of the MotoWorld or from the public parking lot next to the police station. Last week they gathered in the trees in front of and directly east of The Magnolia (the performance center), but just before nightfall they took off and moved to some tall pines along an alley that runs between Park and Hall. I’ll take a look this weekend and let you know where/if I find them.

 

Emily Routman

El Cajon

 

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Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] El Cajon Parrot Roost Empty

 

I made a trip to the El Cajon Parrot Roost hotspot this evening, but was disappointed to find no parrots roosting there.  Hundreds flew over the courthouse and the surrounding trees, but continued east to points unknown, out of view and out of earshot.  I was on the roof of the parking structure, and it appeared they were traveling quite a distance from there.  I waited until dark to make sure they didn't all come flying back last minute. Maybe this is a seasonal thing? Maybe one of you knows where they go this time of year? Or maybe they have two roosts?  Just a heads up that they aren't always in the courthouse trees.

Barbara Wise

San Diego

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